Lefau Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Samoa

Lefau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Samoa11:193,8081,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lefau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lefau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lefau occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lefau reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 89 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Lefau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lefau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefau last name decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefau Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lefau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.84% less than the national average, earning R 192,876 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefaux91711/
Lefaut9199/
Lefeau9119/
Lefaue911/
Lefaud910/
Lefu892,070/
Lefa891,732/
Lefeaux83121/
Leffaux838/
Lefault832/
Lafau803,186/
Leffa80826/
Lefas80804/
Lefay80692/
Lefeu80280/
Leafu80247/
Lifau80140/
Lefuy80114/
Letfa8082/
Leafa8081/
Lefou8075/
Lefai8060/
Lefuo8056/
Lefea8048/
Lefoa8047/
Leufa8043/
Lefad8038/
Lefue8024/
Lefui8016/
Leifa8012/
Lefat8010/
Leyfu8010/
Lefah808/
Leefa807/
Lefaa806/
Lefae805/
Lehfa804/
Hlefu804/
Lefut803/
Leffu802/
Leyfa801/
Lesfa801/
Lefga801/
Lefud801/
Lefha801/
Laefa801/
Leifu801/
Leefaust771/
Leffad731,025/
Lefait73759/
Leffat73103/
Letfus7365/
Leffue7346/
Lleufu7344/
Leuffa7340/
Lefaye7339/
Lefeat7338/
Lefayt7329/
Lefooa7318/
Lefeea7315/
Lefais7314/
Letfuß7314/
Leifat7312/
Leffas7310/
Ledfuß7310/
Lefhae735/
Lefayi735/
Lafaue734/
Lafaju734/
Leifus733/
Lefaya733/
Lefass733/
Lefoha733/
Lefiya732/
Luifau732/
Leifah732/
Leffeu732/
Livfau731/
Liafau731/
Lefaje731/
Leafea731/
Lefadh731/
Lefeux731/
Lehfuß731/
Lefuha731/
Lefach731/
Lefaiy731/
Lefast731/
Lefayo731/
Lefeae731/
Leefat731/
Leefay731/
Leefuh731/
Lifaut731/
Leufeu731/
Letfuz731/
Lesfat731/
Leafou731/
Lefgaa731/
Lefhai731/
Lephau731/
Liefaa731/
Loeyfa731/
Lesfux731/
Laffau730/
Lifa679,581/
Lofa672,221/
Lifu672,175/
Lafu67747/
Lafa67703/
Lofu67141/
Lefo6757/
Lefaist6747/
Leefatt6733/
Lewfatt6732/
Lephaus6714/
Lefouet6710/
Liffaud677/
Lyfa674/
Letfuss673/
Loifeau672/
Lyfu672/
D'Leifa671/
Lehfeah671/
Léfa671/
Leffass671/
Liffaut671/
Letfusz671/
Lesfouh671/
Leefazs671/
Ljfu671/
Lechfus670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lefau
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